Mission:
The project stream's mission is to provide specifications and guidance for Cloud-based components used in the broadband network. The specification and guidance provided by this project stream help ensure that Cloud-based Components are multi-vendor and inter-operable. Critical elements of the work provided by this project stream is the support the transition from existing architectures toward Cloud-based architecture and alignment, when applicable, with various Cloud-based architectural frameworks such as Cloud CO.
Business Impact:
The work of this project stream creates the necessary architectural and interface specifications and associated guidance that enables a multi-vendor, inter-operable set of Cloud-based components that reduces the cost of development and deployment of Cloud-based components through standardized architectures, protocols, APIs and information elements.
Scope:
Specifically the project stream covers the following projects:
- Automated Intelligent Management (AIM):
Enhance access and home networks with Cloud-based automation and intelligence, to achieve higher O&M efficiency and lower OPEX.
- Metro Computing Network (MCN):
Description: Considers the Edge Computing impacts on multi-service broadband network, reference architecture, interfaces and to identify metro computing networking requirement, WT/MD/SD# | CloudCo Projects | Abstract | Related Contributions | Editor(s) |
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| Metro Computing Network (MCN) | This project will explore possible network innovation regarding the edge computing era. The goal is to consider the Edge Computing impacts on multi-service broadband network, reference architecture, interfaces and to identify metro computing networking requirements. | Contributions | Ruobin Zheng (Huawei Technologies) Bo Lei (China Telecom) |
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- Virtualized ONU Management (vOMCI):
Description: Provides the architecture, requirements and interface specifications for a virtualized OMCI (vOMCI) solution that moves the OMCI functionality that is traditionally embedded within Optical Line Termination (OLT) network elements into the operator's Cloud-based network. The project supports various deployment models of the vOMCI solution where functions (i.e., OMCI translation function, OLT & ONU management functions) of the architecture can be deployed as a virtualized network functions and are expected to be used within Access domain SDN management and control solutions (e.g., Broadband Forum’s CloudCO) or as a stand-alone process that can be deployed with existing management system solutions. WT/MD/SD# | CloudCo Projects | Abstract | Related Contributions | Editor(s) |
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WT-451 | vOMCI Interface Specification | The scope of this specificaiton is to provide an architecture for the vOMCI solutions, providing requirements and interface specifications as shown | Contributions | Tim Carey (Nokia) Zhang Dechao (China Mobile) |
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Fixed Access Network Sharing (FANS):
FTTx represents today a high-cost technology (in terms of Return on Investments) to enhance data rates to the end customers, but it requires a huge effort, in terms of CAPEX and OPEX for access network deployment. Due to this, some operators have recognized the need to partner in order to improve the return on investment of FTTx deployment.
Sharing the access network infrastructure is a viable way to expand the network and achieve an effective roll-out of new technologies.
FANS delivers one network sharing model with high flexibility for forward looking broadband network deployments and operations, facilitating the business innovation, enhancing the network efficiency and improving customer experience.
FANS also addresses the virtualization of that shared infrastructure such that each operator could have their own virtual access node.